in the immortal words of miss aretha franklin, “you make me feel, you make me feel, you make me feel like a natural woman”. i guess that’s what i’m in the mood for today. it’s kinda chilly, and i’m all curled up on the couch, after running around driftwood forts and playing fetch with lucy on the beach this morning. such a naturally inspiring... 
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dutch designer piet hein eek’s Scrapwood Wallpaper Collection has always wowed me, and now Piet Hein Eek has designed two additional styles which will be available as of November 1st. i love the look of this whitewashed plank wood wallpaper! i can’t help but wonder if he might be able to come up with flooring to match!? being able to lay down these white planks... 
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i really love that deconstructed, minimalist look we’ve been seeing around. pulling it off, that’s another story. i mean, where the heck would i put all my stuff? somedays, i long to chuck it all and start with just the bare minimum — simple, clean, keeping just the really interesting pieces of decor. those showcase pieces displayed on beautiful spare wood... 
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there’s an amazing new online shop, Deep Dark Africa, recently launched by fashion & decor stylist Alexia Kondylis in Cape Town, South Africa. Deep Dark Africa is promoting beautiful handmade goods, believing in this uniquely talented continent and its rich creativity, as a means to a better life, and showing that African design is evolving whilst still holding firm... 
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today’s “it list” comes from erin loechner of design for mankind — a gal with some grand taste! so i’m excited to share her fab finds. erin’s enthusiasm for everything is quite contagious (which she’ll be sharing in an upcoming teahouse workshop here in the bay area!), so have a look at her awesome “it list”! “Right... 
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